Rouen
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French Rouen, from Latin Rotomagus. Replaced Middle English Rone, from Anglo-Norman Ron.
Proper noun
editRouen
- The capital city of Normandy, France, on the River Seine.
Translations
edita city in France
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Noun
editRouen (plural Rouens)
- A heavyweight breed of domesticated duck, of French origin.
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French Roem, from the Roman name, Latin Rotomagus, from the Gaulish name Ratumacos, from *rato- (of unclear origin - see Rouen) + *magos, from Proto-Celtic *magos (“field”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editRouen m
- Rouen (the capital city of Normandy, France on the Seine River)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Marie Henry d'. Arbois de Jubainville (1881): Études grammaticales sur les langues celtiques, p. 77
Anagrams
editPortuguese
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from French Rouen, from Latin Rotomagus.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
editRouen
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